Camera support means for photographic tripods



Sept. 15, 1953 H. E. B. NQCHT 2, CAMERA SUPPORT MEANS FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC TRIPODS Filed May 19, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet l IIHI Sept. 15, 1953 H. E. B. NOCHT 2,652,220 CAMERA SUPPORT MEANS FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC TRIPODS Filed May 19, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. I Fain/112 5f A ar/l2 Patented Sept. 15, 1953 UNITED STATES RAT ENT OFFICE Helmut E. B. Nocht, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application May 29, 1951,

3 Claims.

tripod may be obtained. Another object is to tachment converted into a copying stand.

Still another object is to provide a camera support attachment providing for the adjustment of the camera vertically to a fixed horizon- In accordance with these objects I have devised L scale Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the attachment taken along plane 4-4 of Fig. 2;

but not as a lim- Serial No. 228,920

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of one end of the attachment taken along plane 55 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along plane 6-6 of Fig. 4; and

Fig. 7 is an isometric view illustrating one feature of the attachment.

In the specific embodiment of the present inchannel elements A and 13, each of substantially the same U-shape in cross-section, one end of element A being cut and shaped to provide ex-' tending arms l0 l0' having aligned threaded of element B by means of thumb screws or bolts I l-l l' passing through spaced and aligned holes or openings l2 in each side wall other with the base of the element A facing upwardly and the base of the element B facing out- Wardly.

The base of each channel element A and B is provided with slot openings 20 and 30, respectively, extending substantially the full length of each element and within each slot opening 20 and 30 is disposed an over-riding nut 2| and 3| respectively.

This adjustment is necessary to accommodate the camera support attachment for use with the tripod at various spread positions of the tripod legs.

The function of over-riding nut 3| in slot 30 of element B is to secure the camera 0 to the element B in any desired position of vertical and rotative adjustment along the length of the slot 30, above and below the normal horizontal level of the tripod.

The bottom end of element B is provided with aligned bayonet slots 33-33 in the opposite side walls within which to receive and seat rod B. when secured therein by thumb-screw 34. When means L which in the instant specific embodi.,

ment is shown as consisting of an ordinary electric incandescent filament lampzand :socketL with a hood H thereover ation downwardly. As the lamp Land hood H, per se, forms no part of the invention except in combination with the remainlngzelements of the invention, the illustration of these elements shown in the drawings is believed sufficient or those skilled in the art to comprehend and duplicate same. Clip means 4 0,:however, is secured to ball-:joint \382111'511011 mannerras to :berotatively adjustable thereon, as by the use obconcave agripping elements M r- 440f :theJclip means which frictionally engageropposite sides of the knurled portion: .of :the ball jointr38 lbut'are rotative thereon.

As: may be .noted from the; drawings .the camera support-means f =thexpresent" invention when: in l'IlOIlIltBdi-LPOSlfiOl'l'Olliiih tripod T is adjustable horizontallynby: means of slot. '20 in element A. of themeans-to such-position as will 'bring'the arms R inzcontact *positionwagainstathe tripod legs and elementB of the: support. means is adjustable by means of --thumb -'screws:ll-,l -I '7 tain this:.result;-:in 'a-"plurality of :positionsof horizontal- ;ad-justment of thejtmeans wonthe tripod. Sow;positioned:onithectripod T,:the means also affords rforivertical-movement of the camera C alongwthe lengthof-islot .30 inclement B by means otxover-ridingw bolt-3 I- --to-which the cameraC is secured;-;

The length ,aof --e1ement B and slot-'30 therein can be widely varied without essential departure from-the invention asmay' also thatof element A but; 1' have 'foundt that the most satisfactory lengthnof element A to be-about 4 inches with elementaB about 8 inches for use with standard typesrof. photographic tripods-where; the camera is so mounted thereon for copying purposes- The'I'camera'C, however, can be-mounted in reverse position: tothat shown in the drawings for overhead pho'tographing or maybe mounted with the lens pointing horizontally or'atan angle to thehorizontal up or down as' may be desired. This flexibility of camera mounting on the support means adapts thepresent invention to a plurality ofuses inthe art of photography bedirecting thalightzradi- 1 vertically to obsides that of converting the assembly to use as a copying stand.

Having disclosed the invention generically and specifically and given one specific embodiment thereof, it is apparent that various other modifications and departures from the invention and the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings may be made by those skilled in the art without: essential ideparture from the invention and all such are contemplated as may fall within the scope of the following claims:

. Whatlclaim is:

l. A camera support means for photographic tripods, saidmeans comprising a pair of channel members and means on the end of one member to securethe'member to the other member at right angles thereto in one of a plurality of positionsalong the length, of the member, a slot opening in the base wall of each channel memberw extending=substantially the lengthof: the member, annover ri-ding bolt means in each=-said slot opening; onersaid :bolt being adapted tonn gage the head or the photographic tripod -tosustain its member horizontally I thereon with "the other 1 member dependingly sustained== vertically on the opposite end thereot-and-the other said bolt: means being adapted to f engage and secure a camera to thenother member in any desired position along the length of the slot opening in the" vertically sustained member, and means on the bottom end. of said: vertically sustainedmcmber to detachably secure thereon side arme -extending oppositely at right' angles therefrom having a length adapted to engage and rest-cn the tripod legs nextadjacent' the said member.

2. The combination of claim 1-,ihcludingmeans adjustably sustaining illuminating means onsaid side arms.

3. The combination-of claim "1, saidmeanson the end of one member to Securethe -other membervat right angles" thereto comprising armextensions on the Sides walls thereof 'eachhavin aligned I threadedopenings therethrough, a threaded bolt for each "said threaded openlngs, and'al'igned and spaced openings in the sid walls of. the other said memberI-through which thesaid threadedbolt may pass towengage -the"threaded openings of the said arm extensions to secure the said arm-extensions to the said other memberu HELMUTBiE. ".B.."NOGHTZ References (Cited .in the file; of :this .patent 12" UNITED STATES PA-TENTS Number Name H Data.v

2,530,912 Secofsky. et a1 Nov. 21,1950 2,551,753 McCullough. flaws- .May 8,195]. 2,568,354 Moore ..Sept. 18,..1951 

